The Osceola times., 1887-09-24
MISCELLANEOUS.

MISCELLANEOUS.
A PECULIAR epidemic has broken out In
the stables Of Mr.. J. b. Haggin, both at
the Sheepshead bay and the Brooklyn race
tracks.
THE new postal laws and regulations
have gone into effect. Among the many
important changes the Postmaster Gen
eral has made In his revision that the pub
lie IN interested In Is that postal cards,
heretofore not returnable now are.
ACTING Commissioners SroCEsLAsER has
issued the necessary instructions to the
local land officials to carry into effect
Secretary Lamar's recent order restoring
to settlement the indemnity lands Of the
Northern Pacific Railroad Company. 1t
is estimated that nearly 9,ooo, 0O) acres are
involved.
THE typographical unions Of Quebec
have by letter notified the proprietors of
the printing offices. newspaper and Job,
that on and after November | the nine
hour system will be put in force.
AT meeting Of abou. one hundred
delegates to a conference of the Anti
George Socialistic party In New York, on
the night Of the 10Th, resolutions were
adopted in sympathy with the convicted
Anarchists Of Chicago. The denunciations
of Judge, Jury, attorneys and police were
OF the usual strain, save that in bitterness
they were more than usually fervid.
1T Is given out confidently that the find
Ing of the court martial In Lieutenant
Weber's case will exonerate him.
THE executive committee ofthe National
Reform Association met at Pittsburgh, Pa,
on the 18TH. There were present; DIR. I.
p. Stevensto on, Of Philadelphia; Prof. Nc
Allister. Of Geneva College: Rev. J. ii.
Mills, Of Cleveland; Rev. +. II. NcCreery,
Of Pittsburgh, and Rev. J. Il. Milligan, of
Allegheny.
THE steamship Hecla, expected to arrive
in New York on the 18th, had among her
passengers battalion Of soldiers, COM
prising company Of 800 each, from Nor
way aud Sweden, with forty regular army
! officers. They come by special permission
OF the rulers OF their respective countries
TO take part In the military encampment
| at Chicago.
The British Parliament WAS prorogusd
on the 10th after listening to the custom.
ary Queens speech.
CovErous eyes are being turned toward
Holland In anticipation Of the death Of
the aged and inhrm King William.
In the grand military parade in Phila-
delphia on the 10th, in honor Of the Con
stitutional centennial there were the fol.
lowing: United States troops, 800: Della
ware, one full regiment; Pennsylvania,
three brigades, about 5000 men; New
Jersey, 1900; Georgia, DO: Connecticut,
100; Massachusetts, 1900; Maryland, I,
900; South Carolina, 100; New Hampshire,
100; Virginia. 800: New York, 5000 !;
North Carolina, 81: Rhode Island, 800:
Ohio, one full regiment; Maine, 400; West
Virginia, 200; Iowa, 80: District OF Colum.
bia, 800; Grand Army, 1000; making,
with their bands aud others, nearly $4,000.
H.sss1 z, s.ss sillianrA has yrr-
chased Marble Falls, GU the Colorado riv-
or, and will erect 100000 cotton mill.
KEY WEST, Fla, is intensely alarmed
over the presence Of Spanish gunboats and
Cuban fllibuster movements.
IT is thought now that Major Couxins'
successor rs marshal of the Eastern dis.
trict of Missouri will not be appointed un.
til the pending election cases are all tried.
A CABLE dispatch of the 10th says that
the Governor OF Western Australia has
suspended the Chief Justice Of the colony,
Hon. Alexander Campbell Onslow.
AT a conference OF Scottish home-rulers
ON the 10th, Findlater. president Of the
| Scottish Farmers Alliance, advocated
home rule for Scotland. He openly ee-
clared that the northern and eastern coun.
ties Of Scotland are ripe for 1t.
REBELLION, which proved Of short
duration. broke out in Manipore, India, re.
| Gently. The rebels penetrated into the
Maharaiah's palace, but were repulsed
| with loss OF nine killed and many
wounded. No further trouble Ia expected
The rumor that the Eau Claire Lumber
Company, Of Minneapolis, MINI, has sol
out rs confirmed. The oompany's saw mill
and other property at Eau Claire and
Standing Pine, on the Eau Claire river,
are stated Gu good authority to have bet
bought by the Mississippi Logging Com
peny. The confederation was el,oQQooA